Paid Media Strategist / PPC Manager

We're looking for an ambitious Paid Media Strategist to join the team and help us continue to deliver award-winning results for our clients.

Impression were recently ranked fourth in UK's Best Workplaces™ for Wellbeing (medium-sized companies), and we continuously strive to ensure the best possible work-life balance for our team.

As a successful candidate, you will be given a clear progression path. We want rising talent to grow with us and there is ample opportunity for you to progress to the next level.

We are also very proud to have been listed on the “Flexa 100” Most Flexible Companies to work for and to be officially recognised as a Great Place to Work®.

Who are you?

• You have at least 2 years experience managing high performance Paid Media campaigns, with a focus on Search and/or Shopping.

• You’ve been involved in scaling accounts through hands-on optimisation, and are beginning to take on elements of Paid Media strategy.

• You are an engaging, confident communicator, with experience presenting results and updates to key client stakeholders.

• You have an appreciation for the craft of PPC, with an advanced understanding of Google Ads (Search, Shopping and Display).

• You’re fluent in all things spreadsheets, and have a fondness for investigation through data.

• You enjoy working with others as a part of a team, and want to continue working in a collaborative environment to meet shared goals.

• You will likely have used SA360, Marin or Kenshoo to manage PPC campaigns in the past - but your commitment to learning means that you’re constantly trying new tools and features.

What will you be doing?

• Working as part of a team to manage, optimise, and drive continuous growth through Paid Search and Shopping on some of our biggest accounts.

• Taking ownership of the entire client life-cycle for some of our small-medium accounts; devising strategy, building campaigns, optimising for growth, sharing results.

• Ensuring proactive delivery of PPC performance, escalating account issues to your team lead and working together to solve challenging problems.

• Innovating and always trying to find a ‘better way’ of delivering great results for your clients, whether that be through campaign testing, scripting, or recommending new channels etc.

• Working closely with our amazing clients, building productive relationships in order to deliver the best performance for their businesses.

• Challenging yourself, your team, and your clients to ensure we’re always collectively driving in the same direction whilst being respectful, fair, and focused on results as we do it.

• Getting involved with new business pitching, showcasing your expert knowledge to receptive prospects.

Please note this is a fixed term contract of 6-months at a salary of £26,600

What makes us different

We are proud to be listed on the “Flexa 100” Most Flexible Companies to work for and to be officially recognised as a Great Place to Work®. Alongside our amazing culture, here's what else makes us standout as a great employer:

• Flexible, hybrid working options - as per ways of working charter
  
• 4.5 day working week
  
• Private medical insurance with access to EAP
  
• Impression funded specialist therapy sessions, up to 6 sessions where Impression funds 50% of the cost
  
• Enhanced sick pay
  
• Access to OpenUp, a virtual therapy platform
  
• Enhanced parental leave
  
• 28 days annual leave, plus bank holiday
  
• Life leave – when something unexpected happens in your life and you need some paid leave

• Pregnancy loss and parental bereavement leave
  
• Compassionate leave
  
• Eye-care vouchers
  
• Opportunity to save on and spread the cost of new tech through Techscheme
  
• Travel to work scheme
  
• Railcard salary sacrifice scheme
  
• Budget for books, tools and software
  
• A full social calendar
  
• Summer and Christmas party (off-site)
  
• Chance to attend national and international conferences
  
• Top Apple equipment to use at work
  
• Savings on bikes and accessories through Cyclescheme
  
• Contributory pension scheme
  
• The usual agency stuff – office dogs, drinks fridge, ping pong and foosball, tea and coffee and office snacks

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

We're listening and we're learning.

We’re committed to embracing diversity and promoting equal opportunities, both within our teams and through the services we provide. But we know we still have work to do. Improving fairness – in our agency and our industry – is something we’re passionate about, and we’re committed to having the conversations, making the changes and helping other businesses to do the same.

We pledge to promote equal opportunities and, as per the Equality Act 2010, will not tolerate discrimination on the grounds of: gender, gender identity, marital status, sexual orientation, race, colour, nationality, religion, age, disability, caring responsibilities or beliefs. We’ll also make every effort to represent different genders, ethnicities, socio-economic backgrounds and sexualities at the events, panels and discussions we run.

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